Jack Waller (field hockey)

Jack Waller
Personal information
Full name Jack Laurence Waller
Born (1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27)
Kingston upon Thames, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Gantoise
Senior career
Years Team
2014-2015 Wimbledon
2015-2018 Durham University
2018-2021 Wimbledon
2021-present Gantoise
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2015-2017 England & GB U21 32 (3)
2018–present England & GB 62 (2)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal – second place 2023 Mönchengladbach
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Team

Jack Laurence Waller (born 28 January 1997) is an English field hockey player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian Club Gantoise and the England and Great Britain national teams.[2]

He was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, London.[3] He completed his higher education at Durham University.[4]

Club career

On 27 April 2021 it was announced that Waller had signed for Belgian club Gantoise for the 2021–22 season.[5]

He had previously played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon. Waller had also played for Durham University.[6]

International career

He made his senior international debuts in October 2018, for Great Britain v Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England v France on 16 October 2018. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[8]

References

  1. ^ "WALLER Jack". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Jack Waller - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Whitgift School News: Four OWs selected for U21 international hockey tournament". Whitgift.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Durham University students play hockey on the highest stage". Palatinate. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Transfert : Jack Waller arrive à Gand". 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "English junior star Jack Waller back at Wimbledon". Ehlhockery.tv. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.


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